ATA Services, Inc., is looking for a Senior Training and Workforce Readiness Consultant for our client Minnesota's Office of Inspector General. This position is full-time, long-term and in-office for a short period at the beginning of the contract, after which telework will be an option.
The pay rate range is $35-$50.
Job Overview: Design and coordinate a comprehensive onboarding and training program for a large cohort of supervisors and frontline employees who conduct program integrity operations and support functions at the Office of the Inspector General. The consultant must have the experience and judgment to translate complex program requirements into practical instruction, coordinate internal subject matter experts and external training vendors, and establish measurable standards for employee readiness.
Primary Responsibilities:
• Training program design: Assess learning needs and develop a structured curriculum covering program requirements, audit procedures, evidence review, documentation, findings, and quality standards, with distinct learning paths for supervisors and frontline staff.
• Vendor and internal resource assessment: Evaluate external training providers and internal staff capabilities; recommend who should develop and deliver each component based on expertise, quality, cost, and availability.
• Onboarding schedule and capacity planning: Develop phased training timelines aligned with hiring plans, cohort sizes, instructor availability, operational demands, and the capacity to provide supervised practice.
• Competency and readiness assessment: Establish knowledge checks, realistic audit exercises, observed practice, and readiness criteria to determine whether employees understand the material and can apply it accurately.
• Supervisor preparation: Equip supervisors to coach employees, review audit work, identify learning gaps, and reinforce consistent practices.
• Performance measurement and improvement: Track training throughput, completion, proficiency, time to readiness, and early work quality; recommend additional instruction or program adjustments where needed.
The ideal candidate would have substantial experience leading large-scale workforce onboarding, adult learning, instructional design, vendor evaluation, and training implementation in government, auditing, compliance, or another regulated environment. They should be capable of advising agency leadership, managing multiple contributors, and building a sustainable training program that internal staff can maintain.
